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Definitions for: Carol
[n] a joyful song (usually celebrating the birth of Christ)
[n] joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ
[v] sing carols; "They went caroling on Christmas Day"
Webster (1913) Definition: Car"ol, n. [OF. carole a kind of dance wherein many
dance together, fr. caroler to dance; perh. from Celtic; cf.
Armor. koroll, n., korolla, korolli, v., Ir. car music, turn,
circular motion, also L. choraula a flute player, charus a
dance, chorus, choir.]
1. A round dance. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
2. A song of joy, exultation, or mirth; a lay.
The costly feast, the carol, and the dance. --Dryden
It was the carol of a bird. --Byron.
3. A song of praise of devotion; as, a Christmas or Easter
carol.
Heard a carol, mournful, holy. --Tennyson.
In the darkness sing your carol of high praise.
--Keble.
4. Joyful music, as of a song.
I heard the bells on Christmans Day Their old,
familiar carol play. --Longfellow.
Car"ol, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Caroled, or Carolled; p.
pr. & vb. n. Caroling, or Carolling.]
1. To praise or celebrate in song.
The Shepherds at their festivals Carol her goodness.
--Milton.
2. To sing, especially with joyful notes.
Hovering swans . . . carol sounds harmonious.
--Prior.
Car"ol, v. i.
To sing; esp. to sing joyfully; to warble.
And carol of love's high praise. --Spenser.
The gray linnets carol from the hill. --Beattie.
Car"ol, Carrol Car"rol, n. [OF. carole a sort of
circular space, or carol.] (Arch.)
A small closet or inclosure built against a window on the
inner side, to sit in for study. The word was used as late as
the 16th century.
A bay window may thus be called a carol. --Parker.
Synonyms: Christmas carol
See Also: religious song, sing, song, strain
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